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Seoul1234 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Subject complement

Hello everyone.

When I read this following sentence, I could understand its meaning, but I couldn't make it grammatically.

"Richardo was born the son of a Jewish immigrant in 1772;"

I understood

Richardo = subject
was = verb
born = past participle(as a subject complement)
the son of~ = subject complement...maybe?

I think there should be "as" between "born" and "the son of"...

Is there anyone who can explain it??
  

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Let's compare the two sentences. Richardo was born as the son of a Jewish immigrant in 1772. Richardo was born the son of a Jewish immigrant in 1772.

— Kevinsuny

  • Let's compare the two sentences.
  • Richardo was born as the son of a Jewish immigrant in 1772.
  • Richardo was born the son of a Jewish immigrant in 1772.
  • The first sentence draws attention to Richardo being the son as a very important detail.
  • " Compare it to sentences like: He was born Richardo.
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Let's compare the two sentences.
Richardo was born as the son of a Jewish immigrant in 1772.
Richardo was born the son of a Jewish immigrant in 1772.

The first sentence draws attention to Richardo being the son as a very important detail. We can replace it with other characteristics, like "daughter", "successor", "hope", etc

The second sentence means Richardo was born wi
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